title: Bion's "Evidence" and his theoretical style.
abstract: The author discusses "Evidence" (1976), a brief but very intense and fascinating paper in which Bion provides a unique opportunity to see him at work in his clinical practice. In the story of a patient, Bion reconstructs two sessions that are all the more true for being imaginary-i.e., narrated ("dreamed"). The matter of language and style in psychoanalysis is of the utmost importance, according to Bion-one could say, literally, a matter of life or death. In Bion's discourse, writing, reading, and analysis converge in the same place, the author notes; all are significant if they involve an experience of truth and the ability to learn from experience.
authors.affiliation: American Psychoanalytic Association, USA.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Civitarese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory
keywords: Bionian O; Freud; W. R. Bion; analytic interaction; analytic process; artistic expression; clinical evidence; father-son relationship; language; style; theory; truth; unconscious